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Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act

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Introduced 2026-01-08Topic: immigration · governance ethics

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act This bill requires the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to review certain approved immigration benefit requests for proper approval. The review must include requests approved during the period starting on January 20, 2021, and ending on the date of enactment of this bill. Immigration benefit requests covered by this bill include those conferred during this period to individuals from the following countries: Angola, Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, the Gambia, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This also includes individuals traveling using documents issued or endorsed by the Palestinian Authority. The bill requires USCIS to report on any findings by September 15, 2026.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-01-27HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
2026-01-27HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.report
2026-01-27Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-465.report
2026-01-13HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.refer
2026-01-13HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2026-01-08HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-01-08Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-01-08Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.